Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état.
The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government
He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015.
Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a “converted democrat
Popular Anambra native doctor, Akwa Ọkụkọ Tiwara Aki, has been taken into custody by security operatives under the Anambra State Government over allegations related to the controversial practice known as oke ite. Following his arrest,
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, on the occasion of his 81st birthday. The former president was hailed by Tinubu as the “finest paradigm of sacrifice, devotion, patriotism, and fidelity to the
At a nightclub in Bonny Island, Bonny Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Monday night, a bouncer was allegedly fatally stabbed by an unidentified soldier. Trouble reportedly began when the on-duty bouncer, Kingsley Abbey, searched
Residents watched in awe as the former president Muhammadu Buhari strolled casually through the streets of his hometown of Daura with his security detail. The politician could be seen in a video that his assistant
The interior of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s mansion in Daura, Katsina state, has sparked outrage. Buhari and his family had already relocated their personal items out of Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power, just days
Former President Muhammadu Buhari sparked outrage when he claimed that his cows and sheep are easier to govern than Nigerians. This comment was delivered by the outgoing president during his farewell speech, paving the way
The Presidency has denied reports attributed to President Muhammadu Buhari where he purportedly said he is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu at the end of his tenure on May 29. A
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the winner of the 2023 presidential elections, Bola Tinubu. It will be recalled that the Presidental Election was held on the 25th of February,
President Buhari says the support his government has received from the private sector in addressing societal issues has made him the “envy of many presidents of the world.” The President said this while speaking at
The President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Tuesday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance border surveillance and control ahead of the forthcoming general election. This is contained in a statement by interior minister
On Monday, January 31, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari said, that his administration can not address all the challenges facing the country but that the problems are surmountable as successive governments build on the foundation already
On Monday, 30th January 2023, a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in
The United States of America decision to slam a visa ban on some Nigerians undermining democracy has gained the support of the Buhari led-Government. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said whatever action
On Monday, January 30, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is set to deliver a landmark judgment in a suit seeking the removal of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) from office. Gistlover
President Buhari has said that he has not disappointed Nigerians in fulfilling all of the campaign promises he made in the 2015 and 2019 elections. A statement released by presidential aide, Femi Adesina, says the
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